We 7 Forever

Chapter 27: Anastasia

Above: Anastasia And Her Siblings Circa 1909

"Stop." I said. He looked at me confusedly. "I can't do this if your not serious." I put my hands on his chest so he couldn't continue. "Of course i'm serious." He says quite convincingly but i see something in his eyes that proves he's lying. Greed. I start to turn to leave but he grabs my hand. "Let go of me!" I yell and yank my arm away. "Anya wait." He calls after me. But i don't wait. And i run out into the cool night air. When i finally stop running i'm at the fountain where we first met. "Damn you!" I mutter to myself. He used me everyone tries to use me i think to myself. My feelings of rage are about to boil over and then i feel someone grab my arm. "I said leave me alone!" I yell but when i turn around i realize it isn't Dmitri. It's a man that i don't know who looks like a mole. "Well well well look what we have here a pretty girl." He says with a cigar in between his teeth and he reeks of alcohol. "Let go of me at once!" I yell and try to wrench my hand from him but his grip is to strong. "Now come on little lady let's go." And he tries to pull me along. "I said no!" I'm screaming at the top of my lungs. "You heard her let her go." A man's voice says and i turn around and it's a complete stranger. "What are you going to do about it?" The drunk asks slurring his speech. "This." The man answers. And he punches him in the face hard. "Come on!" He yells as he takes my hand and we start running down alleyways far away from the drunk. "Are you alright?" He asks me with genuine concern in his eyes. "Yes thanks to you.How did you know i needed help?" I asked while making doe eyes. "Well you were kind of screaming at the top of your lungs." He says with a chuckle. "Can i walk you home?" On the way back to the boardinghouse we talked and laughed about everything. Then he asked about my family. "I'm an orphan." I said quickly and sadly. "I'm sorry i didn't mean to pry." he says "It's alright." I reply. But it's not OK because now the whole evening is ruined by my sadness. When we got back to the boardinghouse Dmitri is there and before i get a word in edgewise he punches the man!